i went to a rally in my town to see the gov. of new jersey CHRIS CHRISTI today . I heard the gov. was in town so i wanted to get him to sign my 13 ft. yellow surf board as an art piece. i collect signatures from famous people because i've met a lot of famous people over the years being an artist and comedian in N.Y.C. .MALCOLM FORBES, SHAUN WAYANS, JAY MOHR, ARNALD SWARTZENAGGER AND STEVEN COLBERT ARE JUST A FEW. i have a lot of celebrity artists , writers, and comedians because those were the circles that I ran in , but no political people. the closest I've ever gotten to having some one in politics sign the board was one of PRES. OBAMA'S secret service agents because he is a brother of a friend of mine. i almost had gotten CLINTON before he became president but i had to work that day in a defuncted restuarant called " THE ALPS" . Long story short i showed up to the rally to get the gov.'S autograph and a police capt. kicked me out of the rally before the gov. even came.I say police captain because he was wearing a white shirt. he was 'nt wearing the standard blue uniforms like the rest of the police men sweltering in the 90 degree heat. it's funny when I walked up to the baracades carrying a 13 ft. yellow surf board covered with autographs no one seemed to mind. i walked past the uniformed police no problem , it's a public park and it looked like I was carrying a prop to go on the stage(you know all of those post SANDY"STRONGER THEN THE STORM" commercials were everyone is surfing on the jersey shore)I walked past the police then a crowd of hundreds of people parted like the red sea for moses on his way to the promised land. When people see my board they realize it is fun and funny and in the 50's it was used by a N.J. state park by life guards to save thousands of people's lives so it has good karma. after the police let me in and I surfed through the throngs of blue collar followers all dressed up in there neon saftey green or orange t-shirts ( so they could be seen better and no accidents could accure while they were standing there) when I had gotten to stage I gentlely placed the board on the ground in the open area in front of the barriars giving a parimetor to block off the stage so the governors security staff could stand inbetween him and the people. after I put the board on the ground I proceeded to go talk to my dock worker friends who invited me to this happening. In 90 degree heat I SAW all my friends standing around in suits and ties so I knew they were here to be serious and were all business.I was dressed in cargo shorts , flip flops and a black chef shirt with my WAYNO DRAINO "CAPTAIN AMERICA SOUP CAN" on the back(like I always wear) and I fealt stupid instantly so I went back to stand by my board and wait for the governor to sign it as a happy go lucky photo op. whenI had gotten back to the board it was every thing but happy go lucky. with it's large unique size and scale with all the signatures and little stories all over it the my surf board is an" attention hog" that's why I brought it there for a photo op. I heard stories about how cool the gov. was when it came to positive photo ops. like him signing a giant yellow surf board that would compliment his "stronger then the storm commercial" and the present N.j. governor who might run for pres. would probably love to sign the thing. the gov. might have wanted to sign it but unfortunately a police capt. did'nt want me to leave it on the ground in a public place for a few minutes more. As I walked back quickly I saw the police captain MAN handleling my surf board like he thought it was a bomb or something. I guess he did'nt have enough surf board sniffing dogs today. When I came running back it looked like he wanted to confiscate it and he tried when he did'nt know who the owner was but then it looked like he wrenched his back trying to pick it UP , which I could sense by his tone was making him even more angry then having to wear a uniform in 90 degree heat. whenI had come face to face with him and said the board was mine andI had just braught it here for the gov. to sign .He then said I don't came what your doing just get it out of hear now!!!!!!! I could swear if his hands were'nt busy holding up my board I could see him calling for back up saying stuff like " I NEED BACK UP WE HAVE AN ILLEGAL SURF BOARD INVADING THE PERIMITOR OF THE STAGE WERE THE GOVENOR MIGHT BE STANDING SOON, SOME BODY MIGHT BE TRYING TO SURF INTO THE GOVERNOR SOMEBODY SEND BACK UP QUICK" !!! I wonder if he did want to confiscate it what would the charge be having an illegal surf board in a public place. My be after my experience they will come up with a new ordinance that sayes no one can have a surf board in public in jersey any were north of long beach island. amoungst all of these absurd jests i want to make one last point. My surf board has never hurt any body , it's not a weapon , it does'nt explode and if it did who would bring an ostentatious 13 ft. yellow surf board made of wood into a crowd to detinate it ANY WAY. Remember folkes I just draw and film miniacal cartoon villians , that does'nt make me the joker! (correct spelling not included" )
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